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Category: Gymnastics
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Tonight, Florida welcomes home Gator greats of the past, including Alabama assistant coach Amelia Hundley, ESPN commentator Bridget Sloan, and more, as they celebrate Alumni Night and face their first major test of the season. While last week’s meet at Auburn could have been close, Florida was certainly the favorite, but Alabama might honestly be…
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The Gators open SEC action tonight against the Auburn Tigers in Neville Arena, historically a tough (and often eventful) competition environment. They’re coming off a home opener quad that saw a few hiccups, but nothing that should have fans too concerned. They defeated Fisk, Talladega, and George Washington with a respectable 197.1, a score they’ll…
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Today’s the day! The sun is shining, the tank is clean – Gator Gymnastics is BACK, y’all! Florida will open their season tonight with Equality Night against the two HBCU programs, Fisk and Talladega, and George Washington. Tonight will be Talladega’s first meet ever, and it will surely be one to remember with the energy…
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Focus on what’s important. Capture the positives. Develop from the negatives. And always be ready to take your shot. These signs hang from the mirror in the Gator Gymnastics practice facility – clearly, last year’s photo finish against Oklahoma is motivating this team to push even harder this season. So much has changed since April…
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Tonight, the U.S. national champion, national team, and invitees to Worlds Trials will be decided, with four current or future Gators hoping to be among those lucky few. Night 1 yielded great results for three of those four – Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, and Leanne Wong were 2-3-4 behind the great Simone Biles after four…
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With World Championships on their minds as the first step toward Paris, the Olympic quest in their hearts, senior elite gymnasts will compete tonight for the U.S. national title, places on the national team, and a chance to trial for Worlds. Zoom in the Gators: Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Skye Blakely, and Shilese Jones. These…
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After showing progress and some upgrades at the Core Hydration Classic a few weeks ago, it’s time for Gators Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, and Skye Blakely to take the next step toward World Championships by competing at Xfinity National Championships. They will be joined by Shilese Jones, who sat out at Classic to continue recovering…
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The 2024 NCAA Gymnastics season is still a ways off, but several Gator gymnasts are already training in full swing: Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, and Skye Blakely are all competing elite this season. This means that they are vying for spots on the U.S. national team, the World Championships team, and later next year, the…
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Adding yet another jewel to her crown of many achievements as a Florida Gator, superstar Trinity Thomas has been named the SEC Female Athlete of the Year! Congratulations to the 2022-23 @SEC Roy F. Kramer Athletes of the Year! 🤸♀️ @Gym_Trin // @GatorsGym ⚾️ @__dc4__ // @LSUbaseball 🔗 https://t.co/KHdrlISUFk#ItJustMeansMore pic.twitter.com/6gc4Xdu7TN — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) July…
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It hasn’t been easy, but they knew it wouldn’t be – these Gators have fought tooth and nail to arrive at this moment. Now that it’s finally here, can they seal the deal? The national championship hangs in the balance as the Gators enter this meet perhaps the underdogs, with a true Florida legend looking…
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